Body Gem?

[Nessa Bug]

Has anyone gotten their BMR using Healthetech's Body Gem or Med Gem? I have an appointment for Monday morning. Just wondering if anyone had it done and what they thought.

 

[bignate73]

i havent had it done. but i used healthetech's balancelog with great success in tracking my food/cal/nutrient ratios.

 

[jenscats5]

Nessa, please post what you thought of it, cuz I'm thinking of getting it done.

 

[Nessa Bug]

Sure jen. I am really looking forward to seeing what I really need/day as far as calories go. Of course it's only basal. I wonder if they can tell you how many cals you burn during certain activities.
Bignate- do you have the PDA version or PC version?

 

[bignate73]

Bignate- do you have the PDA version or PC version?

both

 

[Nessa Bug]

Guess what Jen. I went to get the bodygem testing done Monday morning and they FORGOT the machine at their other office. I was not happy especially since I hadn't had anything to eat or drink since about 6 the day beforein preperation for the test. But, I rescheduled for tommorow morning so let's hope all goes well.

 

[jenscats5]

Oh man! That stinks! Hope all goes well tomorrow, so keep us updated!

 

[Nessa Bug]

Yeah!!! The Bodygem testing has been completed! They remembered the machine this morning (Thank God!). The procedure was really simple. I just breathed into a mask for about 5-8 minutes. My RMR (not my BMR) is 1350 cals/day. So, from what I understand this is the amount of calories my body needs to support basic metoblic functions and does not include any calories burned during activity/exercise. It's actually higher that I anticipated. SO, I think I'm going to buy the software and use it to track my intake. Overall, it was pre

 

[Nessa Bug]

ooops...Let me try this again....Overall, it was pretty simple and will be well worth the time and money if it helps me fine tune my diet. Plus, I really love knowing my actual calorie needs rather than an estimation given via mathmatical formula.

 

[Shak]

thanks for posting your results!

 

[Nessa Bug]

Just curious, does 1350 cals for a RMR sound low, average, high as far as metabolsim and cals/day goes. I'm 5'4, 128 lbs., not sure about the body fat. Although I think I'm about 16-17, (maybe less?) give or take a few. The last time I got tested, I was 19% at 137lbs.

 

[ammilio]

Ive been tested before I thought it was cool.
Mine was 1460.

Yeah so I wanna get it again. And supposedly if your Vo2 or whatever goes down then you are losing muscle and that is how you know if you are gaining/losing muscle, and you are supposed to go get it done every 5-10 lbs you lose/gain.

But it is 50 dollars for me every time you do it. I also did Medgem, which is 99% accurate, and the BodyGem has an error rate of 3-10%

This is just what I was told.

 

[Nessa Bug]

Ammilio, what's your weight, height, bf%? Just curious to see how the cals are affected by weight, bf, etc.
10% huh, that would be 135 cals for me. I guess you should keep them a little lower if trying to lose and a little higher if trying to gain, just to be safe.

Also, Bignate, do you think the palm or the home version would be better? I don't have the money to spend on both.
Thanks!

 

[Candy]

I'm doing the Med Gem next week. I'll let everyone know what I thought of the whole deal.